about his plan for the future. "I"m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it, " Deluca recalls saying. "Buck said, "you should open a sandwich shop.""
That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After
doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $1,000. Deluca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut,
and when they couldn"t cover their startup costs, Buck kicked in another $1,000.
But business didn"t go smoothly as they expected. Deluca says, "After six months, we were doing
poorly, but we didn"t know how badly, because we didn"t have any financial controls." All he and Buck
knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.
Deluca was managing the store and to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was
working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They"d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm
ideas for keeping the business running. "We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we
could tell the public, "We are so successful; we are opening a second store."" And they did-in the spring
of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.
But the partners" learnasyougo approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday,
Deluca would drive around and handdeliver the checks to pay their supplies. "It probably took me two
and a half hours and it wasn"t necessary but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the
personal relationships established really helped out, " Deluca says.
And having a goal was also important. "There are so many problems that can get you down. You
just have to keep working toward your goal, " Deluca adds.
Deluca ended up founding Subways Sandwich, the multimilliondollar restaurant chain.
1. Deluca opened the first sandwich shop in order to ________.
A. support his family
B. pay for his college education
C. help his partner expand business
D. do some research
2. Which of the following is true of Buck?
A. He put money into the sandwich business.
B.He was a professor of business administration.
C. He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.
D. He rented a storefront for Deluca.
3. What can we learn about their first shop?
A. It stood at an unfavorable place.
B. It lowered the prices to poor management.
C. It made no profits due to poor management.
D. It lacked control over the quality of sandwich.
4. They decided to open a second store because they ________.
A. had enough money to do it
B. had succeeded in their business
C. wished to meet the increasing demand of customers
D. wanted to make believe(假装)that they were successful
5. What contributes most to their success according to the author?
A. Learning by trial and error.
B. Making friends with supplies.
C. Finding a good partner.
D. Opening chain stores.
Another person"s enthusiasm was what set me moving towards the success I have achieved. That
person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father __1__ me to her with
these words, "I would like you to meet the fellow who is distinguished for being the worst boy in this
county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no later than tomorrow morning."
My stepmother walked over to me, __2__ my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye.
Then she looked at my father and replied, "You are __3__.This is not the worst boy at all, but the
smartest one who hasn"t yet found an outlet for his enthusiasm."
That statement began a(n) __4__ between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and
neighbors had built me up in my __5__ as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She __6__ my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated
with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father"s career could be more __7__
and my brother and I could be better __8__.
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand __9__ and told me that she believed that I
could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm; I __10__. It had already improved our lives. I accepted
her belief and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of __11__ that great day
I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life"s work later. I wasn"t
the only beneficiary(受益者). My father became the __12__ man in town. My brother and stepbrothers
became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What power __13__ has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one"s purpose
and is __14__ strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的)force which poverty and
temporary defeat can never __15__.
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you
can do with your enthusiasm.
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